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On-Camera Audio Recording: Cases and Accessories

Understanding how microphones work and how to choose a microphone for a particular situation is important. But don’t forget about how to transport them safely. In this tutorial, you’ll learn about cases, how to transport audio gear, and some accessories you might want to have on a shoot. Cases for Audio Gear Transporting audio gear… Continue reading On-Camera Audio Recording: Cases and Accessories

How to Simultaneously Auto-Transcribe and Record Zoom Calls With Descript

Note-taking during meetings is officially a thing of the past. Recording your Zoom meeting is one thing. Having an AI-powered transcription unfold in real-time, as the meeting progresses, is quite another. Like, The Thing of Dreams. Meet Descript, an all-in-one software program for audio transcription, podcasting, audio and video editing, and—the focus of this tutorial—screen… Continue reading How to Simultaneously Auto-Transcribe and Record Zoom Calls With Descript

Tips for photographers on how to tackle pre-shoot anxiety

Consider this: according to research from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, artists experience more stress and anxiety when compared to those in other fields, but they also measure higher in terms of strengths such as hope or ego resilience—or the ability to recover from difficult times. In other words, artists might have more anxiety… Continue reading Tips for photographers on how to tackle pre-shoot anxiety

New B&W film stock produces unique metallic/silver grey tones

CatLABS Boston, Massachusetts-based CatLABS has a brand-new B&W film stock available in both 35mm and 120 formats. A fine grain, ISO 320 film with wide tonal range, CatLABS X FILM 320 is available right now for $6.99 a roll. This is great news for analog shooters as film has been in short supply these days,… Continue reading New B&W film stock produces unique metallic/silver grey tones

How to Create a Colour Grade for Film Stills in Adobe Camera Raw and Export It

Many film cameras are not designed to be great at stills. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is an amazing, well-priced camera for movie making, but the quality of its dedicated stills isn’t the best. Even so, you may find you need to grade a film still for demonstrative purposes, as part of a development session,… Continue reading How to Create a Colour Grade for Film Stills in Adobe Camera Raw and Export It

Our evolving connection with food and how to visualize it in commercial advertising

According to research recently released by Oxford University, vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diets aren’t only healthier, but in countries like the US, UK, Australia, and parts of Western Europe, they’re also cheaper. What’s more, researchers found that it would be possible to make sustainable and healthy eating affordable everywhere within the next ten years, as… Continue reading Our evolving connection with food and how to visualize it in commercial advertising

How to Export Premiere Pro Projects to DaVinci Resolve for Colour Grading

It might sound a little odd to move a project from one editing suite to what could be considered its biggest rival, but many people find they want to send Premiere Pro projects to DaVinci Resolve. In this article we’ll take a look at why and how you can do that in a few different… Continue reading How to Export Premiere Pro Projects to DaVinci Resolve for Colour Grading

Free ways to market your photography

$20 for a stack of 50 business cards. $9.99 per month for graphic design tools for social media, plus $13 for a social media planning tool. $39 for client management software, and $79 for search engine optimization (SEO) tools. The costs of freelance life and marketing your photography business are real—and they can add up… Continue reading Free ways to market your photography

Panasonic’s new 18mm f/1.8 L-Mount lens is ultra-wide and ultra-compact

Panasonic Panasonic, Leica, and Sigma L-mount shooters now have a new ultra-wide lens option. With the addition of the Panasonic Lumix S 18mm f/1.8, the brand now has five compact, f/1.8 primes for its full-frame mirrorless mount. The growing line already includes the S 24mm f/1.8, S 35mm f/1.8, S 50mm f/1.8, and S 85mm… Continue reading Panasonic’s new 18mm f/1.8 L-Mount lens is ultra-wide and ultra-compact